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Oceania Dairy Market Overview
Report 49 - Released on December 6, 2018
AUSTRALIA:
Milk production in the states of Australia continues to mostly lag volumes last year, except
in South Australia and Tasmania. However, those are among the lower producing states so the
national production through October is lower than last year. The following table displays
data through October.
AUSTRALIA MILK PRODUCTION, MILKFAT and PROTEIN
July-October 2018 October 2018
Million Percent Change Milkfat Protein
State Liters From 1 Year Ago Percentage Percentage
New South Wales 375.2 -9.2 3.84 3.26
Victoria 2,143.7 -4.4 3.89 3.40
Queensland 133.6 -9.4 3.97 3.25
South Australia 172.4 +3.9 3.65 3.30
Western Australia 131.9 -1.5 3.78 3.34
Tasmania 268.4 +5.1 4.03 3.41
Australia (Total) 3,225.1 -4.0 3.89* 3.38**
* 0.0 percent from prior year period
** +0.2 percent from prior year period
Data from Dairy Australia
NEW ZEALAND:
The October 2018 increase in milk production is the highest monthly increase in the
recollection on a number of New Zealand dairy officials.
October 2018 New Zealand milk production reported by DCANZ was 3.3 million MT, up 6.5
percent from October 2017 milk production, 3.1 million MT, according to DCANZ. October 2018
milk solids, 271.1 million kg, are up 6.5 percent from October 2017, 254.6 million kg.
Information for the period November 26 - December 7, 2018, issued biweekly
Published by:
Dairy Market News - Madison, WI
Eric Graf, 608.422.8590
Email: eric.graf@ams.usda.gov
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